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Viennale 2014 – Day 5: Kuime (Over Your Dead Body)
Kuime (Over Your Dead Body) Japan 2014 Written by Kikumi Yamagishi Directed by Takashi Miike I cannot fault Takashi Miike for what he did here. The ghost story “Yotsuya Kaidan” is widely known in Japan, and he probably thought that … Continue reading
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Viennale 2014 – Day 5: Deux jours, une nuit (Two Days, One Night)
Deux jours, une nuit (Two Days, One Night) France 2014 Written by Jean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne Directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne After an unspecified accident (however, I got the impression that it got something to do with … Continue reading
Viennale 2014 – Day 5: Buzzard
Buzzard USA 2014 Written by Joel Potrykus Directed by Joel Potrykus “Buzzard” is the last movie of Joel Potrykus’ so-called “animal-trilogy”. I hadn’t seen the other two yet – and probably never will. Nor do I plan on seeing any … Continue reading
Viennale 2014 – Day 4: A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night
A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night USA 2014 Written by Ana Lily Amirpour Directed by Ana Lily Amirpour First of all: What a great and clever title. It immediately invokes certain images, feelings and fears… all of which the … Continue reading
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Viennale 2014 – Day 4: Love Is Strange
Love Is Strange USA | France | Brazil | Greece 2014 Written by Ira Sachs & Mauricio Zacharias Directed by Ira Sachs The major issue that I had with “Love Is Strange” is that I think that the best part … Continue reading
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Viennale 2014 – Day 4: Bird People
Bird People France 2014 Written by Pascale Ferran & Guillaume Bréaud Directed by Pascale Ferran “Bird People” was one of the movies that kinda happened to me. Originally, I didn’t plan on seeing it, but when I made my schedule, … Continue reading
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Viennale 2014 – Day 4: Ghesse-ha (Tales)
Ghesse-ha (Tales) Iran 2014 Written by Rakhshan Bani-Etemad & Farid Mostafavi Directed by Rakhshan Bani-Etemad “Ghesse-ha” is another one of those movies from this years programming that I picked because they offer a window into another world – in this … Continue reading
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Viennale 2014 – Day 3: Matar a un hombre (To Kill A Man)
Matar a un hombre (To Kill A Man) Chile | France 2014 Written by Alejandro Fernández Almendras Directed by Alejandro Fernández Almendras Even before I sat down in the cinema to watch “Matar a un hombre”, I already regretted buying … Continue reading
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Viennale 2014 – Day 3: Clouds of Sils Maria
Clouds of Sils Maria France | Switzerland | Germany 2014 Written by Olivier Assayas Directed by Olivier Assayas Before we get to the movie itself, let me start by saying that I don’t get all the hate towards Kirsten Stewart. … Continue reading
Viennale 2014 – Day 3: Dólares de Arena (Sand Dollars)
Dólares de Arena (Sand Dollars) Dominican Republic | Argentina | Mexico 2014 Written by Laura Amelia Guzmán & Israel Cárdenas Directed by Laura Amelia Guzmán & Israel Cárdenas Expectation can be a bitch. While I always do my best to … Continue reading
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